Former British heavyweight Tony Bellew joined talkSPORT boxing to debate the most recent stoppage lack of Pleasure Joyce, who was as soon as once more knocked out by Zhilei Zhang over the weekend. As Bellew sees it, Joyce isn’t the identical immovable object he was earlier than, and that’s solely going to spell bother for him from right here on out.
Bellew on Joyce’s newest efficiency in opposition to Zhang
“Pay attention, his punch resistance is gone. It’s so simple as that. Joe Joyce I’ve seen, mainly get hit with a bat and he’s simply walked by it. Daniel Dubois is a significantly huge puncher within the heavyweight division, Daniel Dubois hit him with completely every thing and it simply bounced off him and he was mainly laughing at him, strolling him down.
“Now how do you go from that to being rocked off jabs and harm each time you get touched?…That is boxing and when the resistance it goes, it goes. And I’ve seen it occur to legends of the sport over time. It’s a kind of issues.”
On the place he thinks Joyce goes from right here and if he can ever change into world champion
“I don’t assume he beats the British champion. That resistance was his biggest asset, guys. I’m sorry to say that as a result of I’m a giant fan of Joe Joyce. Pleasure Joyce is a good fella, he’s an absolute diamond, however with out that punch resistance guys, he’s not above British stage.
“Finally — I’m telling you now — he’ll go in for the British title and he’ll get harm as a result of you possibly can’t miss him. You can not miss him. He’s not a man who’s received fluid boxing expertise…the way in which he wins is as a result of he wears you out since you punch him so many instances and also you get drained. I imply, what sort sport plan within the grand scheme of issues is that?
“That sounds actually harsh however I’m sorry, that’s simply the way in which I see it and that’s how he’s.”
